White Imperial-pigeon vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Ducula luctuosa verglichen mit Ptilinopus mercierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White Imperial-pigeon Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ducula luctuosa Ptilinopus mercierii
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 48,5 cm (19.1 in)
Gewicht 410,0 g (14.46 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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White Imperial-pigeon only

Red-moustached Fruit-dove only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White Imperial-pigeon

Extinct

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

About These Birds

White Imperial-pigeon

White Imperial-pigeon (Ducula luctuosa), 40 cm. Entirely white with grey-washed flight feathers; endemic to the North Sulawesi and Maluku Islands. Inhabits coastal forest and small island vegetation. Frugivore. Near Threatened; hunted for food across its island range.

Red-moustached Fruit-dove

Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.

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